Aston Villa have pulled off another stunning coup in their quest for Champions League football this season — sealing the signing of another Chelsea star in a blockbuster deal worth £80 MILLION. The high-profile arrival is seen as a statement of intent from Unai Emery’s side, with the player promising to deliver the magic and firepower needed to keep Villa in the elite European chase.

Aston Villa are making a late, ambitious move to sign Chelsea forward Nicolas Jackson, according to transfer insider Fabrizio Romano.

After a quiet window so far — with only Marco Bizot and Evann Guessand arriving, and Jacob Ramsey sacrificed to Newcastle to raise funds — Unai Emery is determined to add serious firepower before the September 1 deadline.

Jackson, once hailed as a “monster” in attack, has slipped down the pecking order at Stamford Bridge following Enzo Maresca’s influx of new forwards, including Liam Delap, João Pedro, Jamie Gittens and wonderkid Estevão. With Chelsea also chasing Manchester United star Alejandro Garnacho, the Senegalese striker has been pushed toward the exit door.

Villa are banking on Emery’s past connection with Jackson at Villarreal to swing the deal in their favour. Chelsea have slapped an £80m price tag on the 24-year-old, citing recent striker deals as a benchmark — though Villa are expected to negotiate that figure down.

Speculation also continues around Ollie Watkins, who is attracting strong interest from Newcastle, raising questions about whether Jackson could come in as a direct replacement.

What is clear, though, is that Jackson’s Chelsea career is nearing its end — he is set to be left out of Maresca’s squad to face West Ham this Friday, with the Blues boss admitting publicly that the striker is likely to leave this summer.